Movie pirate caught in the act Options

[impala454]

first time i've heard of someone actually getting caught.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...nt/4946043.html

A criminal complaint accuses Kalidou Diallo of slipping a video recorder, video player and remote control into a sneak preview of the film at a Bronx theater on Monday night.

"This is the first time someone has been arrested and charged with the new illegal camcording law," City Hall spokesman Jason Post said Thursday.

In May, Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation that upgraded film piracy from a violation with a $250 fine to a misdemeanor that carries up to six months in jail and penalties of up to $5,000.

Pirated movies cost major U.S. film studios more than $6 billion in 2005, according to the trade association. A study by the group showed that the New York movie industry loses an estimated $1.5 billion a year because of piracy

yeah f'n right. I'd like to see where the hell they came up with 1.5 billion. most people would have no clue how to get a pirated film. for easy numbers lets say each person spends $20 at the theater. they're saying there's 75,000,000 less customers per year in new york alone because of piracy?? I call major BS.

[impala454]

do you know what I mean by screener though? by screener i'm referring to a dvd screener, as in a dvd which is distributed to a group of people before the movie comes out (movie critics, journalists, etc). not some dude sitting at hte back of the theater w/a crappy digital cam. you used to be able to find dvd quality rips of these screener dvds. it used to be possible to find them of brand new movies even a few days before the release. last one i got was lotr two towers, 2 days before release haven't seen any since. I heard they'd started embedding coded data into the movie itself so they could determine who's screener copy was leaked or something.